Assistant Financial Controller

MacGregor Black; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

MacGregor Black is partnering with a luxury fashion brand to recruit an Assistant Financial Controller for their West London finance team. The role focuses on developing into a broader financial controllership position, reporting into the senior finance leadership and supporting month-end close, accounting, and controls.

The ideal candidate will have a strong grounding in financial accounting, experience in related roles, and the ambition to grow.

Qualifications

• Bright, ambitious finance professional with strong accounting foundations.
• Experience inFinancial Accountant/Management Accountant or similar role desired.
• Strong grounding in month-end processes and financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Support the month-end close process and financial reporting.
• Prepare and review management accounts.
• Own balance sheet reconciliations and maintain strong financial controls.
• Support budgets, forecasts and cash flow reporting.
• Assist with year-end accounts, audit and statutory reporting.
• Support VAT and other financial compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the business to resolve financial queries.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes and reporting.
• Take on increasing responsibility as experience grows.

Skills

Excel

Financial accounting

Month-end close

Financial reporting

Education

Part-qualified or qualified by experience

Tools

Financial systems

Job description

Are you an ambitious finance professional looking for your next step?

Do you have a strong foundation in financial accounting and want to develop into a broader Financial Controller role?

Would you like to join a growing, entrepreneurial luxury fashion business where you can genuinely develop your career?

MacGregor Black is currently partnering with a luxury fashion brand that is looking to appoint an Assistant Financial Controller to join its West London-based finance team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a bright, ambitious and technically strong finance professional who is looking to take the next step in their career and develop into a broader financial controllership position.

Reporting into the senior finance leadership team, you will play a key role across the financial accounting and reporting function, whilst developing your skills and taking on increasing responsibility over time.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supporting the month-end close process and financial reporting.
• Preparing and reviewing management accounts.
• Taking ownership of balance sheet reconciliations and supporting strong financial controls.
• Supporting budgets, forecasts and cash flow reporting.
• Assisting with year-end accounts, audit and statutory reporting.
• Supporting VAT and other financial compliance requirements.
• Working with colleagues across the wider business to resolve financial queries.
• Identifying opportunities to improve financial processes and reporting.
• Taking on increasing responsibility as your experience develops.

What We're Looking For:

• Bright, ambitious and keen to progress within a growing consumer business.
• Strong grounding in financial accounting and month-end processes.
• Experience in a Financial Accountant, Management Accountant, Assistant Management Accountant or similar role.
• Part-qualified, newly qualified or qualified by experience. Full qualification is not essential.
• Strong understanding of management accounts, reconciliations and financial reporting.
• Good knowledge of financial controls and accounting processes.
• Excellent attention to detail with a proactive approach.
• Strong Excel and financial systems capability.
• Consumer, retail, FMCG, e-commerce or other product-led experience would be beneficial, although fashion experience is not essential.
• Someone with the ambition and potential to develop into a broader Financial Controller position.

Salary £45k

For more information, please contact Fraser Graham.